Early Times Report
Kathua, Apr 5: Excise Team Kathua under command of Excise and Taxation Officer, Kathua Excise Range, Sandeep Gupta raided the Upper Saktachak, Kokhyal , Chakdrabkhan and other adjoining areas in Kathua district to arrest the menace of illicit distillation. Similar raids were conducted by Eradication wing Jammu in coordination with Excise Team City South Range, Jammu in Bishnah area under the command of ETO, Suresh Sharma. The areas raided are Deoli, Makhanpur, Kotheybulanda, Lalyana, Shiekhpura, Shibuchk, Kotla. Kriemanhasa and Rehal. And in the process more than 1400 kilo grams of Lahan, one working still and ten bottles of illicit liqour made from lahan, which is highly injurious to health, was recovered by the raiding teams which was later destroyed by the team on spot. |
